mittelschmerz

[ mit-l-shmairts ]

/ ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts /

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noun

dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.

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Origin of mittelschmerz

1890–95; <German, equivalent to mittel- mid-, middle + Schmerz pain

Words nearby mittelschmerz

mitsvah, mitt, Mittag-Leffler, Mitteleuropa, Mittelland Canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, Mitterrand, mittimus, Mitty, mitumba

How to use mittelschmerz in a sentence

I allude to the phenomenon usually called Mittelschmerz, middle period, or intermenstrual pain.
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